Fun Kids Science Weekly

Hurricane chaos and the wild dogs that sneeze to vote!

This week, we answer all your questions about the hurricane chaos that’s happening! Jo Camp is a senior scientist at the Met Office and she chats to Dan all about hurricanes, tornadoes and why there are so many going on at the moment.
Plus, learn that…

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The world’s smelliest flower and why do our ears pop?

Nathan Mansbridge, storyteller at The Eden Project, chats to Dan all about the Corpse Flower, a giant stinky plant that gives off a smell likened to rotting fish, or ripe camembert! 
Plus, we explore gravity with the Space Cadets, Harry and Terry…

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Tyrannosaurus Rex and how BBC’s Planet Earth was filmed

James Aldred is a pro tree climber, cameraman and adventurer, who has spent his life travelling the world filming wildlife for the BBC. Dan chats to James about filming one of the most iconic shots for David Attenborough’s Planet Earth series and disco…

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The man moving to Mars and could humans turn invisible?

Ryan MacDonald is one of 100 candidates for the Mars One project, that hopes to set up a human community on Mars. If it all goes to plan, Ryan will be leaving Earth in 2031 – and never coming back! We call up Ryan to find out more about his ambitions.

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Deadliest predators ever and could Usain Bolt outrun a cheetah?

Apex predators are the animals at the very top of their food chain – with no enemies whatsover! Author and illustrator Steve Jenkins tells us about some of the most incredible predators the world has ever seen and what’s made them so impressive.
We al…

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Why we need bees and the flesh-eating shark that lives for 500 years!

You might not realise it but bees are super important to life on Earth and without them we wouldn’t have enough plants and crops to go around. Phil Stevenson, Professor of Plants at the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, is here to tell us more about this…

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Explosive eruptions and the deadliest snake in the world!

It’s an explosive edition of the Fun Kids Science Weekly – as we’re finding out the answer to everything you’ve ever wondered about volcanoes with Peter Rowley, a volcanologist at the University of Portsmouth.
We also jump back in time and meet s…

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